Australian doctors are being assured their patients will benefit if they adopt a diet that's free of meat.
An Australian-first scientific research review, published in the Medical Journal of Australia today, has found vegetarians receive more health benefits than risks from their plant-based diet.
The Journal examined deficiencies traditionally
thought to affect those who have adopted a vegetarian diet and found
they were receiving adequate levels of protein, iron and zinc.
Nutritionist Rosemary Stanton, who has written an
accompanying editorial to the research papers, says the scientific
evidence shows a well-planned, plant-based diet can meet the nutritional
needs of adults and children.
"The evidence is quite good that people who follow a
vegetarian diet are likely to have less heart disease, less colorectal
cancer, less type-2 diabetes and they're less likely to be obese," she
said.
While those who don't eat fish may be receiving less
omega-3 fatty acids than considered desirable, the study also found
vegetarians do not exhibit signs of a clinical deficiency.
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